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Abdelaziz

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first: 1999-05-14
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“The role of the Security Council and of other United Nations organs must complement the texts, principles and provisions of the Programme of Action rather than trying to replace the Programme or to chart a parallel course aimed at addressing the issue of illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“The delegation of Egypt wishes to stress that the success of the United Nations in addressing the real dangers posed by small arms and light weapons will depend on its reaching consensus on the means to enhance the review process of the 2001 United Nations Programme of Action, which the Assembly adopted by consensus. The Programme of Action is based on certain principles that guarantee the legitimacy and acceptance of its provisions, including the inherent right of States, individually and collectively, to self- defence and the right of self-determination of all peoples, particularly those under foreign domination or occupation. Thus, we must all cooperate to create an environment conducive to the success of the Programme of Action review conference to be held in June and July this year.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“To that end, the delegation of Egypt reiterates its position on the need for coordination and cooperation between the Security Council, the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the relevant regional organizations and arrangements, with a view to introducing effective measures aimed at breaking the linkage between the illicit trade in those arms and the illegal exploitation of natural resources in conflict- affected regions. We also call on the Security Council to mobilize the necessary political will to pursue and hold accountable those parties and individuals implicated in activities associated with the illegal exploitation of natural resources, particularly in Africa.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“The Security Council must also give importance and priority to seriously and effectively addressing the linkage between the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons and the illegal exploitation of natural resources in conflict-affected regions. The existence of such a linkage has been shown by various lessons learned and by international reports to have fuelled and prolonged conflicts and to have diminished the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations, particularly in Africa. The report of the Secretary-General clearly highlights various examples and cases calling for the creation of appropriate mechanisms to address that linkage, which entails dangerous security and development implications and hinders the financing and strengthening of peacebuilding activities in countries emerging from conflict.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“That is essential in ensuring security and stability, as well as in enhancing the authority of States and their security machinery in post-conflict situations. In that context, we believe that the General Assembly should agree, through its Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, on certain guidelines regarding the process of collecting, storing, securing and destroying confiscated arms in various areas of conflict so as to avoid the recirculation of those arms in a given country emerging from conflict or their transfer across its borders to neighbouring countries, which would cause further regional instability and could further jeopardize international peace and security.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“We therefore believe that the Security Council ought to focus on evaluating the causes of successes and failures alike in the commitment of all parties and States to the implementation of arms embargoes resolutions, while duly taking into consideration the fact that the ultimate goal should not be limited solely to enforcing arms embargoes but, rather, should channel those embargoes towards achieving the required degree of security and stability needed to ensure the success of the political process in the countries and regions under consideration. Moreover, the Security Council has a vital role to play in the follow-up to the implementation of disarmament and demobilization programmes for former combatants in the context of peacekeeping mandates.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“The third addresses the link between the illicit trade in arms and the illegal exploitation of natural resources in conflict-affected regions. Despite the increasing number of measures adopted by the Security Council in recent years, most notably the establishment of groups of experts and mechanisms aimed at monitoring the implementation of arms embargoes, such measures have produced only limited success. In some situations, that is due to practical difficulties in the strict monitoring of arms embargoes, while in others it is due to a lack of political will in the Council to enforce certain embargoes and to ensure their implementation.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I should like to express Egypt's appreciation for your initiative, Mr. President, to convene this important meeting. We also thank the Secretary-General for his second report on small arms, which addresses the potential contribution of the Security Council to United Nations efforts to address the issue of the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons in the context of the issues before the Security Council. We believe that that role is based on three interdependent factors. The first element entails imposing and enforcing arms embargoes in areas of armed conflict. The second pertains to mandating peacekeeping operations to assist in the implementation of disarmament and demobilization programmes in post-conflict situations.”
2006-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5390 (2006) · source
“Egypt is committed to working through all the relevant bodies and mechanisms of the African Union and the United Nations on the basis of our deep sense of loyalty to Africa, our historical commitment to its peoples and our faith in the unity of purpose and destiny of the continent."”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“"In this regard, I would like to take this opportunity to call on all relevant parties in the region to take the measures necessary to halt the cross-border attacks perpetrated by all armed groups, particularly the attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army and by the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda on Ugandan and Rwandan territory, respectively. "Finally, I would like to assure the Council that Egypt will spare no effort in promoting international and regional efforts to achieve peace and stability, in the most comprehensive sense, in the Great Lakes region.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“To that end, Egypt is of the view that the elements contained in General Assembly resolution 60/223, on the causes of conflict in Africa, and those in Security Council resolution 1625 (2005), relating to the prevention of armed conflict, particularly in Africa, together constitute an important conceptual framework that should be duly complemented by the adoption of measures focusing the attention of the international community on addressing the causes of conflict in the Great Lakes region, in keeping with the preliminary steps adopted by the Security Council in resolution 1649 (2005) aimed at countering the threat posed by foreign armed groups in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in addition to other measures formulated and supported by the African Union.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“"In this context, I would like to emphasize that the international community should adopt a unified vision with respect to breaking the link between the illegal exploitation of natural resources and armed conflict in the Great Lakes region and eradicating the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“"Thirdly, the key to any breakthrough in the situation in the Great Lakes region is to focus on a number of critical issues relating to conflict prevention and resolution and post-conflict peacebuilding, including by encouraging confidence-building among the Governments of the region, capacity-building in the area of border management and monitoring, establishing effective channels of communication and information exchange among national authorities and coordinating programmes for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration and for the return and resettlement of internally displaced persons. Other measures that need to be addressed as a matter of priority include security- sector reform, which is the key to the extension of a State's authority throughout its territory, in keeping with the social characteristics of the region.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“"In this context, I would like to reiterate the firm position that Egypt expressed during the consultations preceding the adoption of the Security Council and General Assembly resolutions on the establishment and operationalization of the Peacebuilding Commission. It is important that any international peacebuilding effort respect and reinforce the concept of national ownership of such efforts as a primary condition for success in order to maximize the benefits of any type of external support. In this connection, I would like also to recall that Egypt presented its candidature for membership in the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission on the basis of its conviction that the Committee is an important forum through which Egypt can support peace and stability in Africa and other regions of the world.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The Peacebuilding Commission must also focus the necessary attention to and mobilize international support for the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the current transition period comes to an end. The Peacebuilding Commission is expected to help countries emerging from conflict in the Great Lakes region to implement the provisions of the Dar es-Salaam Declaration and other regional and international initiatives aimed at addressing multifaceted cross-border challenges in the post-conflict environment. That can be accomplished only by deepening bilateral and multilateral cooperation among the United Nations, the African Union and the countries of the Great Lakes region.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“"Secondly, the operationalization of the Peacebuilding Commission is closely linked to the realization of such a comprehensive approach to peace, as that body could serve as a unique institutional focal point for the coordination of international and regional efforts in support of the transition from conflict to reconstruction and development. There is no doubt that the Peacebuilding Commission will focus directly on States emerging from conflict in the Great Lakes region, in particular Burundi, where genuine cooperation is needed between the national Government and the United Nations, based on the priorities currently being developed by the Government, and with which the necessary support of the international community.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“These fall within the purview of other United Nations bodies, programmes and specialized agencies, which together constitute an integrated system for dealing with the major socio-economic needs of the African States in general, in particular during the post-conflict phase. That inclusive vision should be implemented by those bodies and programmes, in cooperation with their counterparts in the African Union, through quick- impact projects on the ground, which can provide an immediate peace dividend for the peoples in question, contrasted with the negative effect of war and conflict.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In that context, Egypt welcomes the development of a consultative institutional mechanism between the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council, including by exchanging visits and holding ongoing periodic consultations on most relevant peace and security issues for Africa. "However, our experience indicates that peace in the Great Lakes region cannot be confined to its conventional political and security aspects. Rather, we need a more comprehensive approach that takes account of socio-economic and development aspects, which contribute to promoting and sustaining security.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“It is evident that we need more coherence among the various institutions and bodies involved in the region. The Security Council should perform its role, consistent with its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, through its mandates for peacekeeping missions in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Sudan. Meanwhile, the Peace and Security Council of the African Union should perform its role as the primary regional body concerned with continental security. The relationship between the two bodies must be governed by the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter and guided by the relevant provisions of Security Council resolution 1631 (2005).”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“"It is based on that conviction and on Egypt's sense of responsibility towards the Great Lakes region that I will focus my statement on a number of ideas pertaining to the institutional aspects of collective international and regional action to define the modalities of a comprehensive approach to peace and stability in the Great Lakes region. I have been guided in this regard by the concept paper previously distributed by the Tanzanian presidency. "First, in order to effectively address the priority issues in the Great Lakes region, we will need increasing institutional integration. To that end, we need to enhance the roles and tasks performed by all relevant parties in implementing the collective vision of the countries of the region based on their own strategic priorities for security and development.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“"The leaders of the Great Lakes region outlined their vision for the future of their region in the Dar es-Salam Declaration of November 2004. They reaffirmed their commitment to ownership of their future. They also emphasized their awareness of the need for genuine international support for national and regional efforts aimed at meeting the aspirations of all African peoples for a better future, a future of integrated, mutually reinforcing peace, security and democracy based on Africa's own priorities. To that end, Egypt is convinced that this vision must remain the primary framework for all efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Great Lakes region.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): I wish to read out a statement by Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The statement reads as follows. "I wish at the outset to express the appreciation of the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt for the important initiative taken by the brotherly United Republic of Tanzania in convening this meeting during its presidency of the Security Council. Egypt's appreciation is based on its great interest in the cause of security, peace, development and democracy in the Great Lakes region. That region is a strategic centre and the cornerstone of security in the African continent and its subregions and of Egypt's national security.”
2006-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5359Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Jacques Forster, Vice- President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, for their important briefings on the issue this morning. Finally, this issue should be addressed by strengthening the framework of international law, international humanitarian law and the Charter, with a view to finding a balance in achieving the protection of civilians in armed conflicts.”
2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Seventh, the recommendation of the Secretary- General to impose new, targeted sanctions on States in order to ensure humanitarian access raises many questions. Such situations should be dealt with by means of cooperation with the Member State concerned, using all measures, including the provisions of Chapter VI and Chapter VIII of the Charter, not by imposing sanctions under Chapter VII. Eighth, Egypt closely follows the work of the Emergency Relief Coordinator and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee to reinforce humanitarian protection capacity and affirms the importance of supporting the Coordinator's role and activities in order to enhance coordination among the various bodies. I express our gratitude to Under-Secretary- General Egeland and Mr.”
2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Sixth, the Egyptian delegation is greatly concerned at the situation in Palestine, as reflected in the statistics of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and other humanitarian agencies working in the occupied Palestinian territories, which are contained in the report of the Secretary-General. In the period from January 2004 to July 2005, Palestinians were subjected to more than 2,000 incidents involving the denial or obstruction of humanitarian access to the Palestinian people. That situation calls for effective measures to prevent such incidents from occurring again and to ensure that Israel, the occupying Power, abides by its obligations until the establishment of an independent Palestinian State.”
2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319Resumption1 (2005) · source
“It is our hope that the Peacebuilding Commission will be the beginning of joint action with the Security Council in a complementary manner. Fourth, we welcome the Secretary-General's establishment of a group of legal experts to study the accountability of United Nations personnel serving in missions for illegal activities. We look forward to receiving the details of the integrated strategy that aims to provide assistance to victims. We also welcome the proposal to establish an integrated data-collection and classification mechanism. We request that such data be made available to the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and the Peacebuilding Commission. Fifth, we call on the Secretary-General to give special attention to African conflicts, which cause enormous suffering to civilians.”
2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Second, the protection of civilians requires the Security Council and the other principal organs of the United Nations to make greater efforts to consider the root causes of conflicts and terrorism and not to limit their action simply to deal with the consequences. In that regard, we regret that the report of the Secretary-General, which deals with an issue of such importance, fails to make any reference to the role of the General Assembly or the Economic and Social Council or their mandates, in particular with respect to preventive diplomacy and post-conflict peacebuilding. Third, the report of the Secretary-General notes in paragraphs 19 and 36 that peacebuilding and peacekeeping mandates should be integrated operationally for the protection of the civilians.”
2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319Resumption1 (2005) · source
“The Council should not expand its authority by establishing general policies for dealing with humanitarian issues and human rights. The elaboration of such general policies falls within the mandates of the General Assembly and its Main Committees. Thus, we are concerned at the mention in the report and the draft resolution of the possible role of the Security Council in legislating and taking action under the so-called responsibility to protect. Of even greater concern is the fact that the General Assembly, which has been mandated by the Summit Outcome (General Assembly resolution 60/1) to continue its consideration of that issue in all its aspects, has not yet begun that consideration.”
2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319Resumption1 (2005) · source
“I feel honoured to be among the only two permanent representatives sitting at the Council table at this moment. (spoke in Arabic) I shall deliver a summary of my statement - I hope that the interpreters will be able to follow. That way, I can respect the suggested five-minute time allowance. The question of the protection of civilians in armed conflict is of great importance to the activities of the United Nations. I welcome the report of the Secretary-General on this issue (S/2005/740). After five years of consideration of this issue, it is our belief that we must continue our work, while remaining committed to certain basic principles. First, the Security Council should limit itself to the cases of the protection of civilians in armed conflict as defined by the items on its agenda.”
2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319Resumption1 (2005) · source
“The Arab Group would like to state that international humanitarian activities should be carried out in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter and international humanitarian law, especially with regard to the agreements relative to women - notably the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, and its two additional protocols, and the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing Conference and its Plan of Action and the twenty-third special session of the United Nations General Assembly, entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century".”
2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294Resumption1 (2005) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that we should make the best possible use of all the main organs of the United Nations, each with its original mandate, and without prejudice to the role of the General Assembly regarding humanitarian, economic, social and human rights conditions, including issues relating to women.”
2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294Resumption1 (2005) · source
“The second initiative is the first international movement for women, security and peace, which began in Egypt at a conference hosted in 2002 at Sharm el- Sheikh, a conference attended by governmental and non-governmental representatives and regional and international organizations and civil society and the United Nations. The movement was registered as a non-profit organization in Geneva in 2003 and has acquired legitimacy as the first international movement that seeks to coordinate responses to calls for putting an end to violence against women in times of conflict and other times, and to enhance the role of women in peacemaking.”
2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294Resumption1 (2005) · source
“The first is the establishment of the Arab Women's Organization, which has become an effective Arab institution to safeguard and defend the rights of Arab women, leading towards the realization of the objectives of broader freedom and participation and overall advancement. The organization also seeks coordination and cooperation among Arab countries in enhancing the position of Arab women, as they are the cornerstone for the solidarity of Arab societies. The organization seeks to coordinate the Arab positions in international forums that deal with women's issues, regionally and internationally.”
2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Consequently, the Arab Group calls upon the Security Council to take into consideration the situation of Palestinian women under foreign occupation, in addition to that of Syrian and Lebanese women in other occupied Arab territories. The Council must work towards the withdrawal of Israeli forces from all Arab territories occupied since 1967, within the context of a comprehensive and just peace agreement, based on the implementation of United Nations resolutions, international legitimacy and the principle of land for peace. It is difficult to speak of women without referring to a number of the initiatives taken by the Arab countries to enhance the status of women, not only in times of conflict but also in peacebuilding.”
2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294Resumption1 (2005) · source
“That is in concert with our belief in the major role that women play, especially under the exceptional circumstances represented by foreign occupation with the ensuing deterioration of the humanitarian and economic situation and negative effects on economic and social development. However, an evaluation of the international situation, five years after resolution 1325 (2000) shows that we have not realized many of the objectives we had hoped for. Palestinian women are still suffering under the pressures of occupation, aggravated by the construction of settlements and the separation wall. They are subjected to the worst and harshest treatment at crossings and checkpoints. As a result of the deaths of many of the husbands and sons of Palestinian women, they have assumed more demanding family obligations beyond their capacity.”
2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): It is my pleasure to address you today on behalf of the Arab Group and to express the Group's appreciation for the comprehensive report of the Secretary-General on the fifth anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security. I thank those who preceded me for reflecting on the United Nations system-wide efforts to strengthen commitment, accountability and transparency and to evaluate, monitor and report the progress realized. The Arab countries work in close cooperation with the United Nations system to strengthen the means of protecting women during times of conflict, and to consolidate the role of women and their participation in post-conflict stages.”
2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Rather, an inclusive concept of such protection involves post-conflict peacebuilding, including the development, social and humanitarian dimensions, and aspects relating to rehabilitation and reconstruction. The destruction of socio-economic infrastructures caused by armed conflict puts the lives of civilians in grave danger. Peace, in its political, economic and security aspects, remains fragile if it is not backed by comprehensive and focused development plans and programmes. Security, development and human rights all should be safeguarded at all stages of the process in order to bring about security and stability for civilians in conflict areas.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“Hence it is necessary to reconsider the manner in which the United Nations, especially the Security Council, addresses the question of the protection of civilians, keeping it separate from political, economic and security interests and bilateral relations. There is no doubt that protecting civilians in armed conflict requires that regional organizations play an important role at all stages of the process - especially on our continent, Africa, where the African Union has set an example to be followed that can be benefited from at the international level. The need to protect civilians in armed conflict does not cease with the end of military operations.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“Despite such important developments as the expanded scope of United Nations peacekeeping operations to cover the protection of civilians in armed conflict and securing the delivery of humanitarian assistance to most of those in need, we must acknowledge that the training and deployment of the personnel of those operations remain inconsistent with the many complex security and economic measures that vary with each situation. United Nations interventions therefore sometimes come too late to meet the needs of civilians in certain areas in terms of security and emergency humanitarian assistance.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“We must therefore stress the fact that the protection of civilians in armed conflict should be based on the decisive commitment of all parties and States to the provisions of international humanitarian law, especially the Fourth Geneva Convention. It should be also be based on the observance of religious, cultural, ethnic and demographic specificities and on the necessary protection of civilians under brutal occupation. It should take place in an atmosphere of full respect for the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and non-interference in internal affairs.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“It is encouraging that the resolution commanded unprecedented support, as reflected in the positive votes of most States members of the Commission and its sponsorship by approximately 100 States. Egypt has also supported the Security Council's efforts in that respect in recent years. It has also stressed the need to harmonize the provisions of international humanitarian law and the principles of the United Nations Charter. We are disturbed, however, by the increase in hotbeds of tension throughout the world. Rights violations and crimes against civilians have all been on the rise recently, leading to a growing number of casualties and displaced persons, as well as to ongoing acts of destruction and sabotage and the plundering of natural wealth and cultural heritage, in contravention of all legal and moral norms.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“Proceeding from our firm belief in the strong link between this topic and international humanitarian and human rights law, this year for the first time Egypt sponsored a draft resolution, entitled "Protection of human rights of civilians in armed conflicts", at the sixty-first session of the Commission on Human Rights, with the aim of depoliticizing international humanitarian law and focusing on the promotion of international mechanisms for the protection of civilians' rights in armed conflict, including the protection of peoples chafing under the yoke of foreign occupation, in a framework that guarantees the equal and scrupulous implementation by States of their obligations under the Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“First, we must make every effort to resolve armed conflicts and to prevent their recurrence in an integrated framework that includes elements of preventive diplomacy, the peaceful settlement of disputes, peacebuilding and integration efforts, and the redeployment of resources to achieve stability and development. Secondly, we must protect civilians from any harm that may befall them during or as a direct result of armed conflict.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): The Security Council is continuing its discussion of the protection of civilians in armed conflict with a View to creating a more effective and more inclusive vision to be implemented by the international community in an atmosphere of assiduous collective action and commitment and in a manner corresponding to the findings and recommendations of the High-level Meeting to be held by the General Assembly in September. That Meeting will seek to enhance all United Nations activities in an integrated manner with a view to achieving a real improvement and reform of the Organization. We must therefore work collectively on two parallel fronts.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“The High-level Meeting in September will adopt many institutional reforms, and that endeavour should be accompanied by the extensive reform of all agencies and organizations whose work is linked to that of the United Nations in addressing multilateral challenges in all fields and in meeting collective security requirements in their broadest possible definition and in all their political, security, economic and social dimensions, taking into consideration existing mandates and the need for complementarity in their implementation.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Seventh, representatives of the Secretariat, the United Nations agencies and programmes, international and regional financial institutions, national and interim State authorities, and regional and subregional organizations should be invited to attend the Commission's meetings in order to coordinate their roles and avoid duplication. The delegation of Egypt has distributed integrated proposals to all Members of the Organization in relation to the implementation of the idea of establishing the Commission, based on the United Nations peacebuilding activities. The Egyptian delegation is motivated by its dedication to the idea of genuine reform of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Security Council and the Secretariat.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Second, the nature, timing and scope of assistance should be determined in accordance with the specific needs of any given State. Third, the Commission's mandate should be limited to post- conflict situations, and especially to meeting direct and urgent needs in the areas of rehabilitation, reintegration, reconstruction, national reconciliation, and in particular the strengthening of institutional and human capacities. Fourth, the Commission should make every effort to avoid duplication and to distribute its resources equitably. Fifth, criteria and conditions should be identified for determining the end of a Commission mission in any given State. Sixth, the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Security Council should be entrusted with monitoring the Commission's work, pursuant to their respective mandates.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“The proposal to establish the intergovernmental Peacebuilding Commission is important in that respect, as it would be a focal point for coordinating the roles of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Security Council pursuant to their respective mandates and the Charter, as well as the roles of the specialized agencies and the international donor community. In that context, I would stress the importance of the proposal to developing countries in particular, given that Africa, inter alia, is looking to the United Nations to play a central role in peacebuilding. In that context, I would emphasize the following criteria. First, the Commission should act at the official request of the concerned State or interim authorities for its assistance.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Indeed, we cannot imagine how the Security Council could find the time, energy or even the capacity to coordinate the roles of all the relevant United Nations political and development bodies, mechanisms and agencies, nor can we conceive its assuming the functions of the Economic and Social Council, the General Assembly and other bodies endowed with special mandates under the Charter. Most of the United Nations inability to deal with post-conflict situations is due to the blurring of the lines between peacebuilding and peacekeeping and between the mandates of the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, not to mention the roles of the international financial institutions and donor countries.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Thirdly, experience has exposed the limitations of the Security Council's vital role in the maintenance of international peace and security. Those limitations have become apparent in situations in which conflict has resumed, most notably in Liberia and Haiti. Although the Council invested much time and effort in those conflicts, it was unable to provide sustained international attention and support for the work of rebuilding the State and addressing the social and economic root causes of the crises.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source